Henry Farrell
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/5/10/17338290/intellectual-dark-web-rogan-peterson-harris-times-weiss My old piece on what was really up with Bari Weiss's Dark Web shtick holds up pretty well, I think.
The “Intellectual Dark Web,” explained: what Jordan Peterson has in common with the alt-right

A controversial New York Times piece describes certain popular white intellectuals as marginalized “renegades.” There’s a grain of truth amid the silliness.

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Jun 6, 2023 at 3:14pmWeb
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Jun 6, 2023

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👏 Kudos — "In Weiss’s description, dark web intellectuals are 'committed to the belief that setting up no-go zones and no-go people is inherently corrupting to free thought.'”

"Make America Florida" and being so anti-woke that you don't want debate on campus but do want to shape all thoughts emanating from campus — definitely not corrupting to free thought. 🙃

Status threat — rise of a majority–minority America as shown/projected by demographic patterns — definitely holds water.

Show threadDr. Ruchira S. DattaJun 7, 2023
@henryfarrell Wow, got so much insight from this. Had missed it before. Thank you.